Commercial Accountant - Clothing

Morrisons; Whitwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in the United Kingdom is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner to analyze market data and build financial insights. The role involves collaborating with commercial teams, presenting actionable recommendations, and supporting budget management. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial acumen and experience with large data sets. With a supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career progression, this position is perfect for data-driven individuals looking to make an impact.

Benefits

15% discount in store

Annual bonus scheme

Career progression and development opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and interpret business performance.
• Experience in working with large datasets.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyse commercial and market data to generate insights.
• Build budgets for key financial metrics.
• Support a continuous improvement culture.

Skills

Strong commercial acumen

Strong communication skills

Data analysis

Excel or Google Sheets

Stakeholder management

Education

Professional qualification of CIMA, ACA, ACCA, AAT or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for a commercially savvy and curious Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our non-foods business areas. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys digging into data to uncover insights, turning questions and ideas into actionable recommendations. You will work closely with commercial stakeholders, including buyers and traders, to challenge assumptions, offer fresh perspectives, and drive data‑led decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Analyse commercial and market data to generate insights that drive strategic decisions. Identify & highlight weekly, monthly and quarterly financial risk and opportunities for departments so that category directors and teams across the business can respond to them on a timely basis by understanding the environment of the area in which you work and implications of changes.
• Review periodic & support forward forecasts to enable managers across the business to understand current trends / position against budget and last year.
• Translate business questions into structured analysis and present findings in a clear and actionable way.
• Identify & develop reports, dashboards, and models to support decision‑making.
• Continually focusing on simplifying and improving processes.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the commercial team, ensuring insights are understood and used effectively. Proactively challenge existing ways of thinking, offering alternative views supported by data.
• Support building budgets for key financial metrics – understand, analyse and communicate them. Provide variance analysis and trending techniques to measure performance against budget, forecasts and business cases.
• Monitor & understand weekly working capital variances to last year and targets. Support in analysing forward forecasts of working capital to ensure targets are reasonable.
• Support a continuous improvement culture focusing on service, costs, cash flow by contributing to joint problem solving. Generate your own ideas for improvement and drive through to delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen with an ability to understand and interpret business performance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills – comfortable engaging, influencing, and challenging commercial teams with an ability to articulate financial data in a clear and transparent way.
• Curious mindset with a passion for using data to uncover insights and tell a story.
• Experience in working with large datasets and translating them into meaningful recommendations.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel or Google sheets skills.
• Previous experience of supporting the delivery of finance plans and budgets.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and manage multiple projects.
• A professional qualification of CIMA, ACA, ACCA, AAT or equivalent.

Work Environment

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you'll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales – and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues. There's more to our business as it's fast‑paced and ever‑changing, as such we've got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We'd love to meet you!

Diversity & Inclusion

At Morrisons, we're proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that's good for our customers too. We're always looking for people from all walks of life to join us and bring their talents to our team. Together, we can build a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive, make a difference and belong.

Benefits

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market‑leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Private Healthcare